Satchels Of Gold: The Found Poetry Of Kelly Bensimon
Last week I watched The Real Housewives Of New York City for the first time. I’ve only seen about 3 episodes so far, but upon hearing the words of one …
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The Last Pop Star: Michael Jackson’s Estate Signs the Biggest Record Contract in History
Despite the general industry downsizing, labels are still willing to pay to make Michael Jackson the next Tupac. His estate has just signed a $200 million contract with Sony (that …
Twitter introduces @anywhere platform, and Twitter wants you!
Twitter finally decided to generate some moolah this afternoon with the unveiling of @anywhere. CEO Evan Williams revealed the newest platform in social networking at the South by Southwest conference (SxSW if you’re …
ASME shut-out for Rolling Stone
We’re going to go out on a limb and say the offices of Rolling Stone are not a cheerful place to be right now. The mag was conspicuously absent from the National …
Ex-Rep. Eric Massa Under Investigation For Being Mr. Grabby-Hands
Was beleaguered upstate NY Democrate Eric Massa was a victim of the Democrats’ drive towards passing Health Care Reform? Massa certainly wants you to think so. Massa has been quite …
Douchebag Traitor Adam “Azzam the American” Gadahn Arrested in Pakistan
UPDATE… Unfortunately, it looks as though reports that Adam Gadahn had been arrested were premature. It was another American turned douchebag traitor, Abu Yahya Mujahdeen Al-Adam, whom the NYT says was born …
John Patrick Bedell on Youtube
Thanks to reader Rang de, we have this presentation John Patrick Bedell uploaded to Youtube on October 31, 2006. Like Bedell’s writing it’s pretty hard to follow and may be …
High Court Upholds Whores-Race Politics
Evidently alarmed that our national politics had become insufficiently corrupt, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that most federal restraints on campaign spending are unlawful. In a 5-4 vote on Citizens United v.FEC, …
Did Gizmodo Steal A Blogger’s Guide to the History of Christmas Lights?
Redditors are claiming a blogger for Gawker Media’s popular Gizmodo.com may have co-opted an unknown blogger’s work for their own. The post in question on Gizmodo is “Christmas Lights, The Brief and Strangely …
Lost: It Only Ends Once
Yes, they explained where the polar bears came from. In 2004, ABC was a network in trouble. It had no big hits, its pilots were bombing, it was perpetually stuck …